WELL · 42-495-32963 · DISTRICT 8
Halley S. M. B #43
Winkler County · Emperor East (Pennsylvanian) field · Vertical
Halley S. M. B #43 (API 42-495-32963) is a well in Winkler County operated by Meco IV LLC, completed March 23, 2016.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2004 and 2016, permitted to 15,000 ft.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Colby, Holt, Clear Fork, Wichita-Albany.
Its 3 leases have reported 599K barrels of oil and 3.92M mcf of gas since May 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Lakewood, CO · P-5 Y, filed Apr 8, 2022 · 36 permits on file · (303) 717-8842
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Meco IV LLC |
| Production reports | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Meco IV, LLCMay 11, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 11, 2016
- last permit issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- completed
- 599K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.92M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 23, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halley, S.M. 'B' O-10-47842 | Emperor (Wichita Albany) | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | 8 | 594K | 3.75M | Jun 2016 – Jul 2026 |
| Halley, S. M. "B" O-10-37697 | Emperor (Simpson) | Meco IV, LLC | 1 | 3.89K | 169K | May 2005 – May 2019 |
| Halley, S. M. "B" O-10-47542 | Emperor, East (Pennsylvanian) | Meco IV, LLC | 1 | 521 | 649 | Mar 2016 – Aug 2016 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 90,437 · prior 12 50,458(+79%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 361,142 · prior 12 240,361(+50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 2005 → Feb 2010
- 2Shell Western E&PNov 2013 → Jan 2014
- 3Meco IV, LLCApr 2016 → Jun 2021
- 4Meco IV Holdco, LLCJul 2021 → Mar 2022
- 5Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLCApr 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 815513-99 | Recompletion | Meco IV, LLC | May 9, 2016 | May 11, 2016 | Jun 13, 2016 | 11,800 |
| 813250-99 | Recompletion | Meco IV, LLC | Jan 14, 2016 | Jan 28, 2016 | Mar 15, 2016 | 11,800 |
| 554997-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Dec 17, 2004 | Dec 17, 2004 | Jan 21, 2005 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37697 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-47542 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-47842 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,812 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Colby | 3,123 | -311 |
| Holt | 4,824 | -2,012 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK, LOWER | 6,022 | -3,210 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 6,909 | -4,097 |
| Wichita-Albany | 6,909 | -4,097 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,599 | -4,787 |
| Pennsylvanian | 7,874 | -5,062 |
| Fusselman | 9,726 | -6,914 |
| Montoya | 10,026 | -7,214 |
| Simpson | 10,468 | -7,656 |
| McKee | 10,997 | -8,185 |
| Waddell | 11,349 | -8,537 |
| Ellenburger | 11,662 | -8,850 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,243 | 5,423 | Perforated |
| 5,462 | 5,972 | Perforated |
| 6,060 | 6,152 | Perforated |
| 6,638 | 6,846 | Perforated |
| 7,316 | 7,542 | Perforated |
| 7,892 | 7,927 | Perforated |
| 10,999 | 11,403 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 820 | 17.5 | 490 S |
| 9.625 | 5,000 | 12.25 | 1,300 S |
| 5.5 | 8,496 | 7.875 | 1,210 S |
| 5.5 | 11,800 | 7.875 | 560 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 28, 2026 | Jan 9, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Aug 22, 2016 | Aug 4, 2016 | — |
| 00 | May 6, 2016 | Apr 20, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 2006 | Jul 28, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 10, 2006 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-495-32963 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-32963 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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